The Denmark international was described as a "fantastic keeper" by his Leicester City boss after Chelsea's win at the King Power Stadium

Leicester City boss Claude Puel declined to criticise goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel despite a late blunder that enabled Chelsea to secure a 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium.

Schmeichel came charging off his line on the stroke of half-time in extra-time, making it a more straightforward task for Pedro to nod in N'Golo Kante's speculative cross and give Chelsea a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

The Denmark international was earlier beaten by Alvaro Morata's first goal since Boxing Day before Jamie Vardy's second-half leveller sent the last-eight tie beyond the 90 minutes.